Am I wrong for being this angry?

Probably shouldn't go off on the company except to let them know what his pos did...but you have every right to be extremely pissed....I picked a trailer up a month ago with all 4 tires on the rear tandems with no tread and 3 were flat... Company didn't care.. said get it fixed 2 hours I won't get back

 

Why don't you crawl under trailer and adjust the brakes?

 

I'm a little confused .. no brakes? super low? are those two somehow related or did a driver drop a trailer that had numerous brakes out of adjustment, AND didn't crank the gear down all the way? When you work for a company that puts on a hundred new solo drivers every week you have to expect this sort of thing is gong to happen, then combine that with the fact many more drivers simply don't give a dam and of course you'll have a lot of those too if you have also have a lot of turnover. Sorry man. But that's life trucking today with the large carriers. Find a small or mid-size carrier and many of these sorts of problems will reduce significantly.

 

I don't think raging at the company is the right move. I would call the company and play up the safety angle and lost productivity with all the earnestness you can muster and see if you can't get the lazy, inconsiderate mf who pulled that bs held accountable.

 

Maybe I'm strange, but when I run into a problem similar, I write it up on the pre-trip and hit the road. Maybe that stems from my military background, making do with what you have to get the job done. I've noticed, working with military vets and meeting them on the road; most have the attitude, "It'll be a cold day in hades before this stops me!" Not saying it's right or wrong, it's a culture thing.

 

Are you sure your blue line doesn't have a hole in it.. If it is something like "almost feels like no air is going to the trailer" it can happen in about 2 seconds... I had one years ago do this I was cussing the previous driver got out adjusted all the brakes on the truck.. and just happened to have the window down when I was pulling up and hit the Johnson bar and I hear air..... Turns out I had a hole in the return line.... It might not be the trailer.. air leaks happen all the time without warning.. good luck

 

If you write it up and hit the road and get down the road and can't stop and run a kid over you are under the jail....either way you are under the jail I guess but writing it up and driving isn't exactly intelligent.. That is like saying I knew the gun was loaded but I pointed it at him and pulled the trigger anyway.....

 

A driver dropping a malfunctioning trailer is par for the course in the world of trucking...people simply don't give a crap about others on this malfunctioning planet....best to try to spot issues before you roll out onto the road with it,then once you spot an issue promptly drop the problem right in the owner or maintenance depts lap before you go any further.Don't go down the road dragging tires because the brakes are stuck,or a few of the lights are out,etc,don't even roll out onto the highway with a mudflat missing...protect thyself